Clarke SB30 blasting cabinet
SL Shop SportLine V8 crossover inlet manifold and ITBs
Laser digital torque wrench tester n Be honest, who is really getting their torque wrenches recalibrated at the rate the manufacturer suggests? No, we didn’ t think so. Maybe they don’ t actually need testing that frequently, so why not be sure yourself with Laser’ s bench-mounted torque tester. Bolted down, this equipment allows you to check that your torque wrenches are reading correctly between 25 and 500Nm, to an accuracy of +/-1 %. Don’ t worry if you prefer imperial measurements; the units can be changed from Nm to either kg-m, lb-ft or in-lb.
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Clarke SB30 blasting cabinet
n Build an engine with grimy, dirty, oily old parts? No, thank you. Sometimes you need to refresh those little brackets, covers and housings to make a motor really presentable.
And if you don’ t have space, or the budget, for a huge professional machine, although it is its largest model, Clarke’ s blasting cabinet is a space- and cost-efficient unit. It’ s less than a metre wide( 923mm), and only 590mm deep with a height of 1338mm, and it’ s just over £ 400.
It comes with a viewing screen, an internal light, two built-in gloves and needs an input of 10cfm of compressed air at 100psi( 7bar).
SL Shop SportLine V8 crossover inlet manifold and ITBs
n The R107 Mercedes-Benz SLs, even the V8-powered cars, don’ t have a reputation for being rip-snorting sports cars. But that’ s perhaps because they never came with eight 45mm individual throttle bodies and a crossover inlet manifold.
Designed predominantly for track and rally use, there’ s no reason why you couldn’ t
inject some drama into an M117 V8-powered road-going Eighties SL450 or 500 with this new inlet. The kit doesn’ t just come with the manifold, throttle bodies and injectors; the SL Shop includes the mesh filters, a pair of fuel rails, the necessary loom and linkage. An OMEX mappable ECU is also available to really get the best of the ITBs.
Laser digital torque wrench tester n Be honest, who is really getting their torque wrenches recalibrated at the rate the manufacturer suggests? No, we didn’ t think so. Maybe they don’ t actually need testing that frequently, so why not be sure yourself with Laser’ s bench-mounted torque tester. Bolted down, this equipment allows you to check that your torque wrenches are reading correctly between 25 and 500Nm, to an accuracy of +/-1 %. Don’ t worry if you prefer imperial measurements; the units can be changed from Nm to either kg-m, lb-ft or in-lb.
With the torque tester mounted, there’ s nothing to stop you from checking – after years of wrenching on bolts
– how well your arm is calibrated. Who can get closest to a set torque figure could be a fun game for the whole team, too.
10 The Engine Rebuilder Issue 06